Failure to Maintain Dignity by Leaving Urinary Drainage Bag Uncovered in Dining Area
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain a resident’s dignity by not ensuring a privacy cover was used on the resident’s urinary drainage bag while the resident was in a public area. During a breakfast observation on 03/24/26 at 9:09 a.m. in the locked unit dining room, Resident #11 was seen sitting in a wheelchair with the urinary drainage bag exposed under the wheelchair and without a dignity cover. Record review showed that the resident had a physician’s order for an indwelling catheter, initiated on 02/01/26, to continuously drain urine from the bladder. In an interview at 9:11 a.m., Registered Nurse #3 confirmed that the resident’s drainage bag was exposed without a dignity cover and stated that all drainage bags should be covered with a dignity cover, acknowledging that this one did not have a cover. This deficiency is likely to result in the resident's medical device being visible to other residents and staff, thereby failing to maintain the resident's dignity.
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